04/30/14: DESIGN A ONE COLOR T-SHIRT FOR JELLO BIAFRA AND THE GUANTANAMO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Attention all Artists! Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine have come together with Alternative Tentacles to host our first T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST! We are looking for a brand new ONE COLOR T-shirt design for Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine to take out on their upcoming June Canadian and U.S. tour! Hurry though; the deadline for design submissions is Monday, May 19th! Winner will be announced on May 21st!

If your design is chosen, it will become a real product and will be up for sale at the band's merch booth through out the entire North American Tour! You will be given copies of the T-shirt featuring your design, paid a royalty for the amount of shirts sold, and if possible, get tickets to an upcoming Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine show, and of course, bragging rights forever!

Submission Guidelines:

•Create a high resolution version of your one color design. Keep any layers separate.
•Create a 72 dpi flattened copy of your design.
•Your submission should be 1200 pixels wide, 1200 pixels tall, and 72 dpi.
•Save your file as a jpg.
•Email your jpg to tshirt@alternativetentacles.com by Wednesday, May 19th.

Shirts and design can be any color combination, but this is for a one-color design. If your design is chosen, we will contact you for more information and your high-resolution version for actual printing. You MUST have the high-resolution version in order to win (We have to be able to actually PRINT the design).

ALL artwork submitted would be considered property of Alternative Tentacles and Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine.

Show us your best! Good luck everyone!

04/17/14: AT STAFF PICK OF THE WEEK: DASH RIP ROCK "BLACK LIQUOR"

AT STAFF PICK OF THE WEEK: AT INTERN Amy picks "BLACK LIQUOR" by Dash Rip Rock! In her words: "I love Dash Rip Rock! They have been touring non-stop for 20 years, packing venues across the USA with their Southern-tinged punk and high-energy roots rock. SPIN says Dash Rip Rock is "undeniably the South's greatest rock band." The New York Times calls Dash Rip Rock "skillful musicians with a penchant for getting reliably wild...." No Depression raves that DRR's recent albums prove that Dash is "one of the greatest bands working today." In 2012 Dash Rip Rock was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame."

Join AT Publicist Dominic with AT Intern Rafer Rawb as they play some tracks from the latest batch of Alternative Tentacle releases, including some sneak peeks at the upcoming FRANTIX and ARNOCORPS releases! All while finding weird themes to the songs they choose.

Collecting 23 tracks together for the first time on one album, this reissue includes both 1982's "Face Reality" 7" and the original 1983 "My Dad's A Fuckin' Alcoholic" 7", along with 7 previously unreleased demo tracks and 8 previously unreleased live tracks! They later became THE FLUID on Sub Pop, but THIS is the original KBD classic!

Out MAY 13th on CD, LP w/download, and Digital

04/07/14: Alternative Tentacles Pop-Up Record Store: 1-2-3-4 GO! RECORDS in OAKLAND,CA!
A huge thank you to everyone who came out and made our first pop up store such a big success. A special shout out to Steve and the staff at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records who allowed us to take over a corner of their store. A big thank you to Gary Floyd (The Dicks/Sister Double Happiness) for his wonderful artwork and fantastic acoustic set!
This is an event we hope to do a lot more of, so stay tuned for information on the next location and date of the AT Pop-Up Store!

This Friday, April 4th, Alternative Tentacles is hosting it's first ever Pop-Up Record Store at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records in Oakland, CA! The AT staff will be on hand with a ton of cd's and vinyl to add to 1-2-3-4 Go! Records already amazing collection! AT will also be showcasing the "Jello Biafra Record Store"! Rare and hard to find records from Jello Biafra's own personal collection on sale! GARY FLOYD (The Dicks/Sister Double Happiness) will be hosting a fantastic showcase of his original artwork as well as playing a short acoustic set! DO NOT MISS THIS!

AT STAFF PICK OF THE WEEK: Alternative Tentacles Intern Rafer Rawb picks the STAR FUCKING HIPSTERS album "Never Rest In Peace", and here is what he has to say about it:

"Never Rest in Peace" contains perhaps the most stellar lineup of band members in the Star Fucking Hipsters discography, being the last album with Nico De Gaillo as the sole female vocalist. It includes what is likely their most well known track, "3,000 Miles Away", crusty ska-hybrids like "The Civilization Show" and is an absolute must-have for the cross-country train rider's collection. BUY IT THE FUCK NOW!"

03/19/14: Alternative Tentacles signs ArnoCorps!
Alternative Tentacles is pleased to announce the signing of the world's premier Action Adventure Hardcore Rock n' Roll band, ArnoCorps! Rumored to be currently based somewhere in the San Francisco Bay Area, ArnoCorps has been bringing audiences original musical interpretations of ancient Austrian lore and mythology since 2001. The band insist that these ancient sagas, such as Terminator, Commando, Predator, Total Recall, and True Lies, have been bastardized via big budget Hollywood Austro-ploitation films. Determined to restore integrity and unleash the motivational power within these tales, the music of ArnoCorps defines and enables their ballsy action-adventure lifestyle.

To help them on their mighty quest, Alternative Tentacles will release both "THE GREATEST BAND OF ALL TIME" full length and the "TWO MORE!" single on glorious vinyl for the first time ever on July 8th 2014, just in time for ArnoCorps' triumphant return to the United Kingdom. Many listeners of this mighty tome claim to have experienced an increase in muscle mass, a better understanding of life's mysteries, and feeling like "goddamn heroes and sheroes". Now, let ArnoCorps tell you of the days of high adventure. Come on! Do it now!! What are you waiting for?!?
Check TOUR DATES for the upcoming UK tour dates!

03/18/14: bATcast #109 - INTERVIEW WITH ULTRA BIDÉ

New host Dominic sits down with lead bassist and vocalist Hide while they were coming through San Francisco on their recent American tour! They talk about the difficulty of international touring, recording, and being in a band for long enough where multiple generations come to see you play!

03/17/14: ULTRA BIDÉ - EUROPEAN TOUR WITH SNFU!
Ultra Bide have announced a full tour with SNFU through Europe! Check out our TOURS PAGE for more details!

02/10/14: VICTIMS FAMILY - NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR "HAVE A NICE DAY"
VICTIMS FAMILY have just released a brand new music video for their song "Have A Nice Day". Directed by Jerrold Ridenour with creative direction by cover artist Zoltron (who also did the artwork for the 7" single), it features Puppets & pyrotechnics! Hand made puppets and sets are brought to life using marionette and rod puppet techniques.

02/10/14: PEACE CREEP SELF TITLED EP OUT NOW!
Experience the musical blitzkrieg that is San Francisco's PEACE CREEP! This brilliant debut release from former members of PINS OF LIGHT & TRICLOPS! is available as a 12" EP and DIGITAL DOWNLOAD for only $8!

OUT NOW!

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12/31/13: AT Top 10s of 2013
Alternative Tentacles family and friends provide us with their year-end wrap up lists:

John The Baker
10. Neurosis on NYE to Kicker start this year off right.
9. Fucktard tour to Texas with Black Market Prophets.
8. Skate Til U Die 2013
7. #moccupy Ghoulman Sachs
6. Tankcrimes records turns 10 yrs old
5. Marge and I write new songs and perform them at the State Capitol on the indigenous day of resistance
4. Everlasting Love a new shop in SF run by Ami Lawless of Voetsek.
3. Brainoil East Coast Tour.
2. Alternative Tentacles and Powell Peralta collaborate to produce skate boards.
1. Marge and I get married and my nephew Joey Eppard sings Purple Rain and we dance.

Dot was the singer of the Shaggs and we are extremely happy that she has joined the Alternative Tentacles family.

10/01/13: ULTRA BIDÉ - NEW RECORD AND TOUR

Alternative Tentacles is excited to announce the tour dates for Ultra Bidé's 2013 Fall/Winter tour in support of their brand new CD and LP DNA vs DNA-c on Alternative Tentacles (virus 458).

Straight up skull-shattering is what comes to mind when hearing Japanese noisesters Ultra Bidé. On their first US record in over 10 years, they're hyper-energetic, relentless and fun! DNA vs DNA-c documents the trio's duel bass and drum attack, like a monster that pounds ever so thick and creamy, as if it were a custard donut cooked by Satan. Led by original Japanese punk, singer, & bassist Hide, Ultra Bidé will guide you across a complicated galaxy of sound and you're not always sure you will survive the voyage. Equally psychedelic as it is primal and fuzzy punk rock, Ultra Bidé is menacing and confident.

Ultra Bidé will be touring the USA and Canada upon the release of DNA vs DNA-c during October and November. Their legendary live sets head directly toward the stratosphere with unmatchable energy. They have got the musicianship and vigor that is clearly the work of heavy music experts. Hide's vocals drive the insane dragster that is Ultra Bidé far past the supersonic barrier, and the vivacity of the band's massive bass and drum sound will pulverize you into a pulp. These guys have been doing it since 1978 and show no signs of slowing down. Fans of the Unsane and the Amphetemine Reptile sound won't want to miss this.